Isle of Man – Pictorial definitives – 11p and 13p – 1975
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| FDC reverse image | N/A |
| Country | Isle of Man |
| Country code | IM |
| Issue title | Pictorial definitives — new values |
| Date of issue | 29 October 1975 |
| Withdrawal or invalidation date | 31 December 1978 (general withdrawal from sale)
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| Stamp type | Definitive |
| Stamp subtype | Country pictorial |
| Theme or subject | Manx landscapes, landmarks, wildlife and heritage |
| Text credit | |
| Designer or artist | J. H. Nicholson, R.I. (information card); J. Nicholson (catalogue) |
| Printer | Courvoisier |
| Printing process | Photogravure |
| Colours | Multicoloured; five colours (information card) |
| Paper and gum | Granite paper; thick shiny gum |
| Perforation | 11½ |
| Stamp dimensions | 25.7 × 41.1 mm including perforation, horizontal (as printed on the information card) |
| Issue format | Sheets of 50 (5 × 10) |
| Number of stamps | 2 |
| Cover type | Official first day cover |
| Cover producer | Isle of Man Post Office Authority |
| Cover reference | |
| Limited edition | |
| Edition limit | |
| Copy number | |
| Cachet or cover design | Crowned Isle of Man Post Office Authority emblem above crossed posthorns, with DEFINITIVE ISSUE / NEW VALUES and OFFICIAL FIRST DAY COVER inscriptions. |
| Addressed | Yes |
| Postmark type | First-day-of-issue postmark |
| Postmark location | Douglas, Isle of Man |
| Postmark date | 29 October 1975 |
| Postmark inscription | FIRST DAY OF ISSUE / 29 OCT 1975 / DOUGLAS / ISLE OF MAN |
| Postmark notes | One black circular Douglas first-day cancellation tying the two stamps. The detail image is from this owned official cover. |
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| Signed | |
| Signed by | |
| Signature details | |
| Information sheet included | Yes |
| Information materials | Single-sided information card |
| Information sheet title | NEW VALUE — ISLE OF MAN DEFINITIVE POSTAGE STAMPS |
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| Information sheet reverse image | No reverse image uploaded |
| Information sheet notes | Held with this official cover. The card reverse is blank, as confirmed by the collector; no reverse scan is needed. |
| Certificate of authenticity included | |
| Certificate of authenticity image | No image uploaded |
| Certificate of authenticity reverse image | No reverse image uploaded |
| FDC owned | Yes |
| Condition | |
| Collection Comment | Owned. Addressed official cover with its information card. The collector confirms that both the envelope reverse and information-card reverse are blank. Recipient details are not transcribed into the page text. |
This owned official first day cover bears the 11p and 13p new values of the Isle of Man pictorial definitives, issued on 29 October 1975 and catalogued as SG29 and SG30.[1]
Owned official cover
The addressed envelope has the crowned Isle of Man Post Office Authority emblem and crossed posthorns, with “DEFINITIVE ISSUE / NEW VALUES” and “OFFICIAL FIRST DAY COVER” inscriptions. The recipient’s name and address are not transcribed here. The 11p Monk’s Bridge stamp is on the left and the 13p Derbyhaven stamp on the right, both tied by a circular Douglas first-day cancellation dated 29 October 1975.[2]
The envelope reverse is blank, and the accompanying information card is printed on one side only.[2]
Stamp production
These denominations extended the pictorial definitive series introduced in 1973. Both are inscribed “1975”. The catalogue records photogravure printing on unwatermarked granite paper, perforation 11½, sheets of 50 (5 × 10) and printing (i) with thick shiny gum.[1]
The information card held with the owned official cover credits the artwork to J. H. Nicholson, R.I. It records photogravure printing by Courvoisiers of La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland, in five colours. The paper is described as white paper with coloured ink fibres and special gumming for tropical climates. Stamp size including perforation is printed as 25.7 × 41.1 mm, horizontal. Sheets contain 50 stamps, arranged as five stamps per row and ten rows.[3]
For the 11p design, the card identifies Monk’s Bridge at Ballasalla, outside the precincts of Rushen Abbey, as a stone bridge of three arches spanning the River Silverburn. For the 13p design, it describes Derbyhaven as a natural harbour north of Castletown, sheltered by the mainland and the Langness peninsula.[3]
Withdrawal
General withdrawal from sale was on 31 December 1978. This is a stamp-sales withdrawal date; the cited entry does not supply a postal-invalidation date or a date when this cover ceased to be sold.[1]
The stamp illustrations and cancellation detail were scanned from this owned official cover.
Stamps on this cover
| Image | Identifier | Face value | Subject | Format | Other catalogues | Notes
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IM-SG-29 | 11p | Monk's Bridge, Ballasalla | Stamp | Printing (i); inscribed 1975
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IM-SG-30 | 13p | Derbyhaven | Stamp | Printing (i); inscribed 1975
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Related first day covers
- Isle of Man – Pictorial definitives – ½p to 2p – 1973
- Isle of Man – Pictorial definitives – 2½p to 4p – 1973
- Isle of Man – Pictorial definitives – 5p, 6p, 7½p and 9p – 1973
- Isle of Man – Pictorial definitives – 10p, 20p, 50p and £1 – 1973
- Isle of Man – Pictorial definitives – ½p to 3p – Cotswold cover – 1973
- Isle of Man – Pictorial definitives – 3½p to 9p – Cotswold cover – 1973
- Isle of Man – Pictorial definitives – 10p, 20p, 50p and £1 – Cotswold cover – 1973
- Isle of Man – Pictorial definitives – ½p to 3p – Mercury cover – 1973
- Isle of Man – Pictorial definitives – 3½p to 9p – Mercury cover – 1973
- Isle of Man – Pictorial definitives – 10p, 20p, 50p and £1 – Mercury cover – 1973
- Isle of Man – Pictorial definitives – 4½p and 8p – 1975
- Isle of Man – Pictorial definitives – 4½p and 8p – Cotswold cover – 1975
- Isle of Man – Pictorial definitives – 4½p and 8p – Mercury cover – 1975
- Isle of Man – Pictorial definitives – 4½p and 8p – Stuart cover – 1975
- Isle of Man – Pictorial definitives – 5½p and 7p – 1975
- Isle of Man – Pictorial definitives – 5½p and 7p – Cotswold cover – 1975
- Isle of Man – Pictorial definitives – 5½p and 7p – Mercury cover – 1975
- Isle of Man – Pictorial definitives – 5½p and 7p – Stuart cover – 1975
- Isle of Man – Pictorial definitives – 11p and 13p – Cotswold cover – 1975
- Isle of Man – Pictorial definitives – 11p and 13p – Mercury cover – 1975
- Isle of Man – Pictorial definitives – 11p and 13p – Stuart cover – 1975
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Stanley Gibbons.Channel Islands and Isle of Man 2022 Edition Stamp Catalogue(31st combined edition).Stanley Gibbons.2022.Section: Isle of Man — Independent postal administration.pp. 197–198.Catalogue system: Stanley Gibbons.Catalogue number(s): 29, 30.ISBN: 978-1-911304-89-0.Place of publication: Ringwood.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Isle of Man – Pictorial definitives – 11p and 13p – 1975(Owned first day cover).Isle of Man Post Office Authority.Reference: Cover front and cancellation detail supplied by the collector..The collector confirms ownership, the accompanying information card, and blank reverses to both the envelope and card.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 NEW VALUE — ISLE OF MAN DEFINITIVE POSTAGE STAMPS(Information card).Isle of Man Post Office Authority.Reference: Information card accompanying the collector’s Isle of Man – Pictorial definitives – 11p and 13p – 1975..The card gives the issue date as 29 October 1975. The collector confirms that its reverse is blank.